Tani Tabbal

Biography

Tani Tabbal is a jazz drummer. In Chicago, at age five, Tani Tabbal began playing and exploring drums, and by age fourteen he was a professional, playing and performing with Oscar Brown Jr. By the time age seventeen rolled around, Tani had already played with Phil Cohran and was about to head out on tour with Sun Ra and his Arkestra.

Tani Tabbal became known for his fluidity with odd and mixed meters. His passion for the avant-garde and in pushing the jazz medium along with blending world rhythms, brought him in professional contact with jazz legends Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Oliver Lake, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and Richard Davis among others. He also played with the Detroit avante garde group Griot Galaxy.

Tabbal has recorded, performed and toured with Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray, James Carter, Geri Allen, and Cassandra Wilson, to name a few. Tabbal is also in the percussion ensemble ‘Pieces of Time’ along with Andrew Cyrille, Famoudou Don Moye, and Obo Addy.

Along with being a jazz drummer, Tani also plays percussion instruments of West Africa (djembe and doundoun), North India (tabla), and North Africa (doumbec).

Discography

* Roscoe Mitchell
** The Bad Guys: Live in Fano - (Around Jazz #096 SIAE)
** Nine To Get Ready - (ECM #1651)
** This Dance Is For Steve McCall - (Black Saint #120150-2)
** Live At The Knitting Factory - (Black Saint #120120-2)
** Sound Ensemble Live in Detroit - (Cecma Records #1010-1011)
** 3 x 4 EYE - (Black Saint #0050)
** Sound and Space Ensemble - (Black Saint #0070)
** More Cut-Outs - (Cecma Records #1003)
** Snurdy Mc Gurdy & Her Dancin Shoes - (Nesa #0020)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Carter_%28musician%29 James Carter] Quartet
** In Carterian Fashion - (Atlantic #83082-2)
** Conversin¹ With The Elders - (Atlantic #82908-2)
** The Quiet Storm - (Atlantic)
** Jurassic Classics - (DIW #886)
** J.C. On The Set - (DIW #875)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Murray_%28jazz_musician%29 David Murray]
** Picasso - (DIW #879)
** Below The Border - (DIW)
** Big Band - (DIW )
** Remembrances - (DIW #849)

* Rod Williams
** Destiny Express - (Muse Records #5412)
** Hanging In The Balance - (Muse Records #5380)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Taborn Craig Taborn Trio]
** The Craig Taborn Trio - (DIW)

* Spencer Barefield / Tony Holland / Tani Tabbal Trio
** Live at Nickelsdorf - (Sound Aspects)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_ra Sun Ra] Arkestra
** Dual Change - (Saturn Records)
** Somewhere Else - (Rounder)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geri_Allen Geri Allen]
** Maroons - (Blue Note #CDP0777-7-9949328)
** Twylight - (Verve #841-152-2)
** In the Middle - (Minor Music #1013)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Wilson Cassandra Wilson]
** She Who Weeps - (JMT #834 443-2)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griot_galaxy Griot Galaxy]
** Live at the D.I.A. (Entropy #001)
** Opus Krampus - (Sound Aspect #004)
** Kins - (Black and White #001)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Coleman Steve Coleman] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Osby Greg Osby] - Strata Institute
** Cipher Syntax - (Bamboo #JOOJ20287)

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Berger Karl Berger]
** Stillpoint - (Double Moon Records #71029)

* Shadow and Light
(Tani Tabbal, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_mcphee Joe McPhee] , Joe Girardulo, Mike Bisio)
** Now Is - (Drimala Records #03-347-02)
** Shadow and Light - (Drimila Records #02-347-01)

* John Menegon featuring Dewey Redman
** Search Light - (Jazz in the Mountians)

* Hugh Ragin
** Feel The Sunshine - (Justin Time #182-2)

External links

* [http://tanitabbal.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tanitabbal Official Myspace Page]
* [http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=2869 Miracle Man (Metro Times Detroit News Article]
* [http://cdbaby.com/cd/tanitabbal Before Time After Album at CDBABY.com]